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The Miniature Microcars of Amsterdam

Not Just Bikes · 1.2M views · 2020-06-01 · 7:59

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Overview

Not Just Bikes looks at the tiny microcars such as the Canta seen around Amsterdam. It discusses how they serve people with mobility issues, can use bike paths under certain rules, and where they fit in a 21st century city.

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Linked in self-driving and car-dependence threads as an example of small vehicles that help disabled and elderly people without full-size cars.

Recommended by 2 HN people across 2 months · HN mentions 2021–2025

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Transit, cities & urban planningCars, EVs & motorcycles
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microcarsamsterdamcantaaccessibilityurban planning

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rglullis · 2022-05 · Strong recommendation

Please, please watch the videos I linked. Especially the Not Just Bikes channel. For example, this one [LINK] can quickly explain why a transport system flooded with autonomous cars and poor public transit would make the overall system worse for everyone . There is also another video that talks about microcars for people with disability and reduced mobility: [VIDEO] No rational person can watch those videos and conclude that the best course of action to solve urban transportation requires self-driving cars. Getting FSD cars is just a rich nerd fetish which will not solve anything and likely contribute to make suburban sprawl worse.

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ryukafalz · 2021-11 · Recommendation

Not Just Bikes has a nice video on the Canta and things like it if you'd like to see them in action: [VIDEO]

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Mawr · 2025-04 · Reference

A really light car would either have to be limited to a very low speed or be terribly unsafe in case of a crash. Since lightness implies small size, it would also not have other desirable properties of cars, like their ability to carry passengers and cargo. That said, there might be something to it: 1. The "bicycle that's more like a car" angle: [LINK] , [LINK] 2. The "car that's more like a bicycle" angle: [VIDEO]

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